Eagle
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Mindy he is gorgeous, that is the only shade of grey that I like, it is such a shame that they turn white over the years
Cinnamon. Rescue mare: **FILLY**!!!!!!!!!
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Mindy he is gorgeous, that is the only shade of grey that I like, it is such a shame that they turn white over the years
amystours
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Okay!! Think I have *some* sort of comparison, but one of them went sideways on me, lol.
Here is a blank strip, straight out of the box...don't know why the hardness patch is sooo far away from the others!
Here is Cinnamon's strip from 2:30 today. I only dropped a sample on the hardness and the pH, since that's all we are testing for. Of course you know we want calcium/hardness to go up (can we GO any higher??), and pH to go down, amd obviously she hasn't started that journey just yet:
And this one is just for fun!! This is a small alligator that hangs out in front of the house. For the most part, they leave us alone and don't bother us:
The weather looks to be pretty nasty for a period of time. There have already been tornado warnings out about 30 miles away. Will keep a close eye on the radar.
Here is a blank strip, straight out of the box...don't know why the hardness patch is sooo far away from the others!
Here is Cinnamon's strip from 2:30 today. I only dropped a sample on the hardness and the pH, since that's all we are testing for. Of course you know we want calcium/hardness to go up (can we GO any higher??), and pH to go down, amd obviously she hasn't started that journey just yet:
And this one is just for fun!! This is a small alligator that hangs out in front of the house. For the most part, they leave us alone and don't bother us:
The weather looks to be pretty nasty for a period of time. There have already been tornado warnings out about 30 miles away. Will keep a close eye on the radar.
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Mindy, your grey boy is stunning - some colour changes are amazing arn't they?
Amy, sorry cant help with you 'charts', never having used them myself, but I'm sure someone will chime in to assist soon. Hope the nasty weather leaves you alone - stay safe!
Amy, sorry cant help with you 'charts', never having used them myself, but I'm sure someone will chime in to assist soon. Hope the nasty weather leaves you alone - stay safe!
Eagle
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Thanks, that is more or less what I had learnt: I know we need to look for purple and yellowy orange for foaling range. How are you diluting her milk?
amystours
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Half a cc milk to 3 cc's distilled water. I saw someone on here never dilutes, so I did it both ways with the same results. I also saw where someone was using half a cc to 6 water. I stuck with the .5:3 ratio, that's what I've been doing, so at least it will show me some change!
On a different note, weather dissipated before it even got here!! It is a beautiful and warm (albeit windy) evening. Even got my back yard mowed and patio swept off. Now all I need to do is get some more flowers to replace the ones that got nipped last week.
Fixing to go check Cinnamon and do her night test...guess it'll be another sleepless night for me!
On a different note, weather dissipated before it even got here!! It is a beautiful and warm (albeit windy) evening. Even got my back yard mowed and patio swept off. Now all I need to do is get some more flowers to replace the ones that got nipped last week.
Fixing to go check Cinnamon and do her night test...guess it'll be another sleepless night for me!
Eagle
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Omg how did i miss the alligator pic! That is wild. Lol all i have in the back garden are squirrels. Heheee
amystours
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Those things run rampant around here, lol As long as we keep our ducks in their pen so they can't go down there, things are fine. Hubby even made them their own pond. We bought some new ducklings this year, and there is a chance they could be migratory, in which case they would be able to fly, soooo...just waiting to see!
Cinnamon is really mushy in the rear end, and I think we have "the change" in her tail!! It was just like picking up a ponytail of your own hair!!! NO resistance! Diane was right when she said once you experience it, you never forget it!
She seems bigger to me, maybe baby dropped some. I feed her while I do all my picture taking so that she's not overly concerned with what I'm doing "back there", and normally she just keeps on eating. Tonight she stopped a time or two to nip at her sides. Maybe she just had an itch, but baby was definitely moving...I could feel him/her while I was collecting my sample!!
Tummy is tight tight. I remember when I was expecting MY first, and how uncomfortable I was when there was just no more stretch left in my tummy. I was induced the day after that appointment! Poor soul, she's gotta be getting miserable, although after looking at some of yalls wide loads, my little lady looks like she's not even halfway there!
Will check again around 10 or so. Until then, we are at Mom's with the camera pulled up. She's standing quietly in her corner.
Her readings were 800+ on calcium, and 8.4+ on pH. Hooha light pink.
Cinnamon is really mushy in the rear end, and I think we have "the change" in her tail!! It was just like picking up a ponytail of your own hair!!! NO resistance! Diane was right when she said once you experience it, you never forget it!
She seems bigger to me, maybe baby dropped some. I feed her while I do all my picture taking so that she's not overly concerned with what I'm doing "back there", and normally she just keeps on eating. Tonight she stopped a time or two to nip at her sides. Maybe she just had an itch, but baby was definitely moving...I could feel him/her while I was collecting my sample!!
Tummy is tight tight. I remember when I was expecting MY first, and how uncomfortable I was when there was just no more stretch left in my tummy. I was induced the day after that appointment! Poor soul, she's gotta be getting miserable, although after looking at some of yalls wide loads, my little lady looks like she's not even halfway there!
Will check again around 10 or so. Until then, we are at Mom's with the camera pulled up. She's standing quietly in her corner.
Her readings were 800+ on calcium, and 8.4+ on pH. Hooha light pink.
I'm one of the non diluters but I only check the ph square so can't help much on the calcium one!
Generally I think the nipples are a great indicator. Both my "don't bag up" mares get their nipples pointing in the right direction, they also get the hot and hard feel.
Generally I think the nipples are a great indicator. Both my "don't bag up" mares get their nipples pointing in the right direction, they also get the hot and hard feel.
amystours
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Okay, okay, we are hot and hard!!! Not really a bag to speak of, but still really warm and firm!! Here's her udder this morning; I didn't take one this evening because there was no change there...
This was a day or two ago. I forget *shrug*
She's acting weird tonight on camera. Laying down, getting up after two minutes, pawing, nipping, kicking her tummy...maybe things are progressing!!
This was a day or two ago. I forget *shrug*
She's acting weird tonight on camera. Laying down, getting up after two minutes, pawing, nipping, kicking her tummy...maybe things are progressing!!
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SummerTime
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Wow!! Keep us updated ! Sounds like she's got something going on!
amystours
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I just went to check...seems some of that irritation may be coming from the dang June bugs!! We leave her light on because the cheapo camera we got (that was supposed to have night vision) doesn't work without it! I wonder if changing the bulb to a red or yellow would help with that?
For you guys who may not know what a June bug is, they are little flying beetle things. They don't bite or sting, but if they happen to land on you, they STICK with their grippy little insect feet. Very aggravating, especially when they get in your hair!!
And I forgot to mention, they travel in HORDES!! Lol
For you guys who may not know what a June bug is, they are little flying beetle things. They don't bite or sting, but if they happen to land on you, they STICK with their grippy little insect feet. Very aggravating, especially when they get in your hair!!
And I forgot to mention, they travel in HORDES!! Lol
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Oh I hate those things - we have something very similar here in the UK, call them Maybugs because they are only around during May!
I should watch her very carefully as it could be the bugs or it could be she's getting close to foaling?? If you are at your Mum's how far away are you - just thinking of timing if you need to do a mad dash back home?
I should watch her very carefully as it could be the bugs or it could be she's getting close to foaling?? If you are at your Mum's how far away are you - just thinking of timing if you need to do a mad dash back home?
amystours
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I'd say if she called me, I could be from my bed to the stall in about, oh, two minutes? It's been a boring night so far. I come down several times a night and come inside and watch her on camera for a few minutes, just to see what she's up to. If she's awake and "busy", I'll hang out a little longer. She's resting right now, but she's one of thise mares that doesn't lie down often. The longest we have seen her down since we have had her was last night around 2. She stayed down sternal 20 minutes. As I typed that, I looked up, and she just went down:
Sooo. Looks to be another boring night here. To top it all off, I think I managed to get into the poison ivy at the pasture in town the other day. I never used to be allergic to that stuff, but my arms are covered in those oozy raised welts, and I'm ready to claw them to pieces, they itch soooo bad.
And she's up...total of exactly 14 minutes.
Sooo. Looks to be another boring night here. To top it all off, I think I managed to get into the poison ivy at the pasture in town the other day. I never used to be allergic to that stuff, but my arms are covered in those oozy raised welts, and I'm ready to claw them to pieces, they itch soooo bad.
And she's up...total of exactly 14 minutes.
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amystours
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She had a good night. Laid down several times. Maybe that belly is making those feet ache! She still looks "round" to me from the back, but looks more sunken near her hips. Calcium and pH both still high.
amystours
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Omgoodness at the nasty, nasty storm!! Kenny and I just came out of Walmart and their bbq pits, patio furniture and tons of flower racks literally thrown all over the parking lot. Shopping buggies were flipped and smashed against cars. Made a run for the truck, and hauled tail to check on the carriage horses. All accounted for and all is well there. Miraculously, there were no trees down in their pasture, but almost every single yard had huge limbs down.
Mom said Cinnamon and Sally started running when the wind picked up, and ran into the barn, but didn't stay long. She said we don't have any electricity, so that means a tree is likely on a power wire somewhere. Lovely, because I need to get going on Easter supper!
Mom said Cinnamon and Sally started running when the wind picked up, and ran into the barn, but didn't stay long. She said we don't have any electricity, so that means a tree is likely on a power wire somewhere. Lovely, because I need to get going on Easter supper!
SummerTime
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Oh man! Glad everyone is ok! Sounds like it was worse for yall than us!
amystours
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But it still wasn't a baby producing storm!!! Think the worst is over...
SummerTime
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Eagle
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Stay Safe!
amystours
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Thanks yall! The neighbors who just had the foal came down to visit, and they had heard it COULD be up to three days before we get power! There were some very nasty straight-line winds, and it knocked down about 8 power poles and a few transformers.
Living here in Louisiana, Mom decided to buy one of those generators that comes on automatically when power goes out, so guess we will be spending more time down here at her house! Only drawback is that we cannot use the stove or oven because its on a 220. She's out cooking the cornbread for stuffing in the oven in the motorhome, since it runs on gas.
Living here in Louisiana, Mom decided to buy one of those generators that comes on automatically when power goes out, so guess we will be spending more time down here at her house! Only drawback is that we cannot use the stove or oven because its on a 220. She's out cooking the cornbread for stuffing in the oven in the motorhome, since it runs on gas.
